mwang_pay (06/01/82)
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
COLLOQUIUM ACTIVITIES
COMPUTER SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM - Wednesday, June 9, 1982.
Prof. Frank W. Tompa of this department will speak on "Ac-
cess Paths for Videotex Data".
TIME: 3:30 PM
ROOM: M&C 5158
ABSTRACT
Most of today's videotex systems, including most Telidon
database servers, are based on a tree structure of pages
over which is placed a limited menu facility. Such an or-
ganisation is too restrictive for convenient, efficient
access.
The concept of a menu will be examined, and options for
menu design will be categorised. Where possible, various
option choices will be illustrated using the UW/Telidon
database server. Thereafter the roles of keywords, form-
filling, and alternative data types in videotex will be
briefly examined.